Discovery of insect Blaps rhynchopetera Fairmaire extracts with anti-tyrosinase activity and anti-melanin deposition by Lamei Zhang, Kaixun Cao, Xizhe Yang, Shengwen Zhou, Shengwen Zhou, James Mwangi, James Mwangi, Chengye Wang, Yifan Chen, Yifan Chen, Chengchen Zhang, Ziyi Wang, Min Zhao, Lei Shi, Qiumin Lu

“…BackgroundBlaps rhynchopetera Fairmaire is a medicinal insect that has been used for a long time by minority ethnic groups in Yunnan, China, due to its immunomodulatory function. However, its potential applications in cosmetics have not been reported.MethodsIn vitro experiments were used to verify whether the extracts of B. rhynchopetera Fairmaire (EBR) have the effect of inhibiting TYR activity and eliminating melanin deposition. …”
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Organoelectrocatalytic cyclopropanation of alkenyl trifluoroborates with methylene compounds by Wei Yi, Peng-Cheng Xu, Tianyu He, Shuai Shi, Shenlin Huang

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Whole-Genome Characterization of <i>Inonotus hispidus</i> from <i>Ulmus macrocarpa</i> and Its Comparative Genomics with Strains from <i>Morus alba</i> and <i>Acer truncatum</i> by Ruxue Bai, Qingchun Wang, Haiying Bao

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Identification and odor exposure regulation of odorant-binding proteins in Picromerus lewisi by Shan-Cheng Yi, Jia-Ling Yu, Sara Taha Abdelkhalek, Sara Taha Abdelkhalek, Zhi-Rong Sun, Man-Qun Wang

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Cembranoid Diterpenes from South China Sea Soft Coral <i>Sarcophyton crassocaule</i> by Hanyang Peng, Yanbo Zeng, Rui Zhang, Li Yang, Fei Wu, Cuijuan Gai, Jingzhe Yuan, Wenjun Chang, Haofu Dai, Xiachang Wang

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ggClusterNet 2: An R package for microbial co‐occurrence networks and associated indicator correlation patterns by Tao Wen, Yong‐Xin Liu, Lanlan Liu, Guoqing Niu, Zhexu Ding, Xinyang Teng, Jie Ma, Ying Liu, Shengdie Yang, Penghao Xie, Tianjiao Zhang, Lei Wang, Zhanyuan Lu, Qirong Shen, Jun Yuan

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Structural Characterization of Large Yellow Tea Polysaccharides and Its Inhibitory Effects on the Differentiation of 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes by Shan XU, Hai XIE, Minni LI, Yan MA, Huifang GE, Daxiang LI, Zhongwen XIE, Hongyan WANG

“…To provide a basis for the development and utilization of summer and autumn tea resources, the structural characteristics and lipid-lowering activity of polysaccharides from large-leaf yellow tea were investigated. …”
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Multi-omics elucidates the kidney damage caused by aquatic Cu via the gut-kidney axis in ducks by Mingcai Duan, Jinyu Liu, Zhaoxia Cai, Li Chen, Yong Tian, Wenwu Xu, Tao Zeng, Tiantian Gu, Lizhi Lu

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Research progress on in-situ catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignin by ZHAO Yuying, ZHAN Jiahui, HU Rui, LUO Gang, ZHANG Shicheng*

“…In-situ catalytic HDO of lignin can be an alternative strategy. It utilizes solvents or lignin′s functional groups as hydrogen sources. …”
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Denitrification research based on green electron supply and cell metabolism regulation by LIU Chao, FAN Xinyun, ZHANG Xuemeng, CHEN Chuang, ZHU Mengru, CHEN Yinguang*

“…Then, the microbial metabolic pathway of denitrification using methane, propane, and other short-chain alkanes as carbon sources is described, the performance of kitchen waste and other organic wastes as carbon source is introduced, and the formation mechanism and utilization characteristics of microbial carbon sources are also analyzed. …”
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Quantifying Watershed Protection Potential and Determining Impact Mechanisms in the Shiyang River System Using Hybrid Land Use-Hydrology Modeling by Cao Jinjun, Ren Zhiwei, Li Haohao

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Mapping and assessing the multifunctional demand for agricultural land based on the “P-E-F” framework: A case study of Hangzhou City, China by Qian Yu, Shan He, Chenxia Hu, Shixue You, Lin Lin, Yue Su, Congmou Zhu, Chenhe Zhou

“…Assessing the demand for multifunctions of agricultural land (MAL) at a fine scale is critical for rationally optimizing the allocation of agricultural resources. However, the methodology for quantifying MAL demand is still exploratory and lacks a comprehensive evaluation system. …”
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Nano Cobalt-Loaded Porous Carbon Derived from Waste Plastic for Efficient Persulfate Activation and Tetracycline Degradation by Yueyue Luo, Xiuxiu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Jianchao Wang, Chongqing Wang

“…This study not only offers promising prospects for resource utilization of waste plastics, but also provides novel approaches for the design of functional nanomaterials for antibiotic wastewater treatment.…”
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Structural and Biological Properties of Rhamnogalacturonan-I-Enriched Pectin Isolated from <i>Cardamine tangutorum</i> and <i>Cardamine macrophylla</i> by Mei-Mei Qu Mo, Bo Li, Ding-Tao Wu, Jing Feng, Jing Wei, Yan Wan, Juan Li, Yuan Liu, Wen-Bing Li

“…These findings support the industrial utilization of Shigecai and establish Shigecai-derived RG-I-enriched pectin as a promising functional food ingredient.…”
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Organoids: their emerging essential role in pathological mechanisms and drug discovery of diabetes and its complications by Xiaoyu Xu, Xiaoyu Xu, Xiaoyu Xu, Yunqi Zhang, Yunqi Zhang, Yunqi Zhang, Yifei Geng, Yifei Geng, Yifei Geng, Yun Luo, Yun Luo, Yun Luo, Xiaobo Sun, Xiaobo Sun, Xiaobo Sun

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Effects of supplementary light treatment on saffron: integrated physiological, metabolomic, and transcriptome analyses by Li Li, Yujie Zhou, Jingting Wang, Xiwu Qi, Hailing Fang, Yang Bai, Zequn Chen, Xu Yu, Dongmei Liu, Qun Liu, Chengyuan Liang

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Fat-rich diet promotes microbiome-dependent ATP synthesis in sheep model by Fan Hu, Kefyalew Gebeyew, Zhiwu Wu, Bingrui Chen, Jinzhen Jiao, Zhiliang Tan, Di Tian, Zhixiong He

“…A significant functional shift related to energy metabolism was shared across three regions of the gastrointestinal microbiomes. …”
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Water use strategies and water conservation in Picea schrenkiana forests in the Kashi River Basin, China by Yinxia Li, Yuhui Yang, Mao Ye, Ying Li, Bin Zou

“…New hydrological insights: The results showed that (1) in spring 2024, Picea schrenkiana mainly utilized 0–60 cm of soil water; the utilization rate of each layer was 20.5 %, 21.0 %, and 20.6 %, respectively; in summer 2024, 0–40 cm of soil water was utilized, with the utilization rate of each layer reaching 25.1 % and 21.1 %, respectively; and in autumn 2024, 0–20 cm of soil water was utilized and the rate rose to 29.6 %. (2) The evaporation loss of soil water was lower than that of river water during the same period. …”
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Identification and characterization of the powdery mildew resistance in cultivated emmer wheat accession Lxd-682 via bulked segregant RNA sequencing by Jiatong Li, Ningning Yu, Nina Sun, Lige Geng, Yanmin Qie, Dongfeng Zhai, Yuxiang Wang, Linzhi Li, Xueqing Liu, Xusheng Sun, Jiangchun Wang, Ruishan Liu, Guantong Pan, Shengmao Zou, Guohao Han, Yuli Jin, Pengtao Ma

“…Utilizing and identifying resistance genes and elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying this resistance are the most effective and sustainable ways to fight this disease. …”
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Optimal Dispatch of Power System with P2G-Wind-Thermal-Nuclear-Carbon Capture Units by Wenhao CHAO, Zhi YUAN, Ji LI

“…The results show that compared with the multi -source combination system of fixed peak-module gears, the proposed multi-source combined system operation mode can ensure the safe and stable operation of the nuclear power unit while achieving WPG utilization. …”
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